Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The following gives a simple overview of what happens to your personal information when you visit our website. Personal information is any data with which you could be personally identified. Detailed information on the subject of data protection can be found in our privacy policy found below.

When visiting a website, data is being collected automatically – also personal data. This is necessary from a technical standpoint to make your website visit possible in the first place and offer you the best results.Every time you visit a website, retrieve an image from a server, load an external script or plugin or stream a video, or use any other transmission possibility, your device transmits data to the server, from which you retrieve information. When opening a website, your browser (e.g. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, Opera, Safari) automatically sends certain information from your system. These information are, e.g.:

• Adherence and review of IT-Security (e.g. identification of hacker attacks) and IT-Operation• Statistical Evaluation (on use of website)• Website Improvement• Providing a modified version of the website or files, for optimized display on your device

Security Protocols do not work with pseudonymisation and anonymisation, as this would not allow any conclusions as to who potential attackers could be. Generally, the evaluation of data, is anonymised and no profiling takes place. More information can be found further below.

Affected Person

The „affected person“ is the person, whose personal information is gathered and processed. In the following, the affected person will also be called „website visitor“ or „user“.

Information on rights of affected persons

Any affected person can assert their rights vis-à-vis the responsible party. This can be done via e-mail, mail, or a specific form, provided for that matter. Requests by phone are possible too. However, they will only be accepted via phone, but responded via postal mail or e-mail, or other means. Such requests concerning affected persons‘ rights, are free of charge. If the right to such requests is exerted excessively, fees can be raised. Answers to these requests will be sent within the mandatory period of one month. This period can be extended in exceptional cases (e.g. high number of requests or high complexity of requests). The extension of this response period must be justified however. In the following, the affected rights are listed. You can find a link with more detailed explanations (from HUBIT-Datenschutz) by clicking on the terms.

• Right to information• Right to correction• Right to deletion • Limitation of data processing • Right to data portability • Revocation of consent to the processing of data• Right to object• Right to file a complaint

The affected person must authenticate himself / herself vis-à-vis the responsible company to prove that he / she is entitled to exert his / her rights.On the website of HUBIT-Datenschutz, you can find a form, through which you can exert your rights as an affected person.Formular zur Ausübung von Betroffenenrechten

5. Cookies

We use so-called "session cookies." They will be automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies we use remain in your device's memory until their expiration date. You have the option to delete cookies through the settings in your browser. On the HUBIT-Datenschutz website you can find more information on cookies and how to delete them.

6. Encryption of websites

All websites are being transmitted unencryptioned.

7. Forms

Newsletter

We do not send a newsletter in order to sell products or services.

You have the opportunity to subscribe to a free-of-charge newsletter on our website. With your subscription, the data from the subscription form will be forwared electronically to us.

The legal basis for data processing with consent is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

The processing of personal information from the newsletter form is solely for delivering the newsletter. Any other data that is being gathered during the subscription process serves for protection against abuse of the service and the used e-mail address.

The personal data will be deleted when it is no longer needed for the delivery of the newsletter. Thus, the data will only be stored for the time of the subscription. At the latest, 14 days after the cancellation of the subscription, the information will be deleted.

8. Statistical Tools

We use statistical tools on our website. These tools offer the opportunity to analyze the use of our website and to improve its functioning.

Google-Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service, provided by Google Inc. („Google“). Google Analytics uses so-called "cookies". These are text files that are stored on your computer and that allow an analysis of the use of the website by you. The information generated by the cookies about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. In the case of activation of the IP anonymization feature on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within the European Union or other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area prior to transmission to the United States. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to a Google server in the US and shortened there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services regarding website activity and Internet use for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with any other data held by Google.

The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

The processing of personal data allows us to analyze the way you use our website. This gives us insights on the frequency of use of different pages and components of our website and allows us to improve the website and its usibility. These reasons explain our interest in data processing (see the legeal basis). By anonymising the IP address of users we take the users‘ interest in the protection of his / her personal data into account.

The data will be deleted, once they are not needed anymore for our recording purposes.

You can avoid the storage of cookies through specifiying the settings in your browser. We advise you however, that you might not be able to use all of the website’s functions, when disabling the storage of cookies. In addition, you can prevent the gathering of the data, produced by the cookies on the basis of your website use (incl. IP address), and their transmission to and processing by Google through downloading the browser plugin, that is available under the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de).

Please also note the data protection declaration by Google (http://www.google.com/policies/) and the information, that Google provides on its data processing and data privacy.Privacy policy declaration Google: https://policies.google.com/privacyDeclaration: Control of privacy: https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-inPrivacy checkup Google: https://myaccount.google.com/intro/privacycheckupDeclaration on data protection by Google: https://privacy.google.com/#Declaration on which data are recorded and used: https://privacy.google.com/your-data.html

Google-Maps

The application Google Maps is integrated into our website. The map system is interactive and offers many applications and functions. When activating the Google Maps service, your browser sends information to the provider of the maps service. These are the same kind of data that are also transmitted when accessing a website or a file (see: General information). The transmission of data is taking place, regardless of whether you have a google account and are logged into it or not. When you are logged in, however, the transmitted data can be attributed to your account.

The legal basis for the use of Google Maps is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f GDPR. Google is a member of the EU-Privacy-Shield (https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework).Google stores the data and uses them for improving its services, for advertisement and market research. The exact purposes of its data processing and detailed information on data protection can be found on Google’s websites (See: Objection and Deletion options).

If you do not wish for your data to be associated with your Google Account, make sure to log out of your account.

Please also note the data protection declaration by Google (http://www.google.com/policies/) and the information, that Google provides on its data processing and data privacy.Privacy policy declaration Google: https://policies.google.com/privacyDeclaration: Control of privacy: https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-inPrivacy check by Google: https://myaccount.google.com/intro/privacycheckupDeclaration on data protection by Google: https://privacy.google.com/#Declaration, on which data are recorded and used: https://privacy.google.com/your-data.html

9. Further data processing

Facebook

Our website features plugins (complements) from Facebook. To protect your privacy, we utilise a two-click solution. The Social Media Plugin will only start transmitting data to the social media platform (See: General information), after you activated the plugin with a click. This expresses consent. If you do not wish, that the information is matched with your social media account, make sure to log out prior to using our website. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPRMore information on the extent of the processed data and objection and deletion possibilities can be found on facebook https://de-de.facebook.com/privacy/explanation

Google +

Our website features plugins (complements) from Google+.To protect your privacy, we utilise a two-click solution. The Social Media Plugin will only start transmitting data to the social media platform (See: General information), after you activated the plugin with a click. This expresses consent. If you do not wish, that the information is matched with your social media account, make sure to log out prior to using our website.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR

Please also note the data protection declaration by Google (http://www.google.com/policies/) and the information, that Google provides on its data processing and data privacy, as well as objection- and deletion options. If you do not wish for your data to be associated with your Google Account, make sure to log out of your account.Privacy policy declaration Google: https://policies.google.com/privacyDeclaration: Control of privacy: https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-inPrivacy check by Google: https://myaccount.google.com/intro/privacycheckupDeclaration on data protection by Google: https://privacy.google.com/#Declaration, on which data are recorded and used: https://privacy.google.com/your-data.html

Twitter

Our website features plugins (complements) from Twitter.To protect your privacy, we utilise a two-click solution. The Social Media Plugin will only start transmitting data to the social media platform (See: General information), after you activated the plugin with a click. This expresses consent. If you do not wish, that the information is matched with your social media account, make sure to log out prior to using our website. Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR

More information on the extent of data processing and objection- and deletion options, can be found on Twitter’s website: https://twitter.com/de/privacy

Miscellaneous

Through search engines‘ archive function, data is often still retrievable, even when entries were already removed or altered from the above mentioned social media products. This privacy policy was issued by HUBIT-Datenschutz.